H.I.: I think the wife and me are splitting up. Her point is that we're both kind of selfish and unrealistic, so we're not really good for each other.Nathan Arizona Sr.: Well, ma'am, I don't know much, but I do know human beings. You brought back my boy, so you must have your good points, too. I sure hate to think of Florence leaving me. I do love her so. You can go out the way you came in. Oh, and before you do another foolish thing like busting up, I suggest you sleep on it. At least for a night.

Ed McDonnough: [taking H.I.'s mug shot] Turn to the right!H.I.: What kind of name is Ed for a pretty thing like you?Ed McDonnough: Short for Edwina. Turn to the right!H.I.: You're a flower, you are. Just a little desert flower.

Nathan Arizona Sr.: All right, boy, I guess you got a reward coming, $25,000. Or, if you need home furnishings, I can give you a line of credit at any of my stores. In fact, that's the way I'd rather handle it. Tax reasons.Ed McDonnough: We don't want no reward. We didn't bring him back for money.Nathan Arizona Sr.: We can work it that way, too!